The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-26
ment about the rent Of the stable had had
the date changed from May I'd to May 9th,
and that tho names have been written In

ment about the rent OF the stable had ha
the date changed from May Cd to May 9th
and that tho names have been written Il
since that time. t fgta15 ~ " d
The white shawl that was used In blind
Ink the kitchen window was brought Int,
court and WAS recognized by witness
Saw 1t on May 10 on the back window O
tho Kitchen on tho upper half OF the win
Idow.. Both ends were forced over nail
on either aide Of tho window 80 that |
completely covered the upper sash. "
Stlas McConneltnarrated a conversation
with Baker the day after the murder abou
the changing OF the $50 bill. Thompson
Gilmore told much the came story. II.
saw the prisoner on the day tho murder
Is supposed to have occurred, when Bake
told about the rent transaction, saying
VI had to stay and help make bargain
that was what kept me so late. You know
how queor they are." sat III seat be.
hind him on the train. did not notice
anything unusual about the prisoner. Iht
spring was 200 feet from the station. He
had 70 cross two or three fences and mil
race to get TO the spring. la.6, q
The statement OF Baker at.the Coroner'e
Jury was then offered by the prosecution
and objected to by the defence, The Cour,
sustained the objection on the grounds
that the Justice failed to iccrtify to the
came In a.proper way.s G' el77a
tDn E. J. Owings was then called,
reside near, Hollidsy'a Cove; had no
acquaintance with Mrs. McWha; am a
larmor. | called at the house as Juror,
and served as such; Iexamined the bodies
about o'clock, May 10. Iaaw how the
bodies were dressed. They had petit.
coats and undergarments, waists and NIGHT.
caps on; no stockings. I saw in the kitch.
Ell. Everything vas In what seemed to be
the usual order. WAS there when Baker
was examined on Wednesday morning.
don't take the steubsnville papers. The
bsds were all tumbled up. There was
blood on the carpet. 1t WAS moist enough
to stain my pants when knott down to
Tilt the bodies up. l talked with Baker
about the three men who had been talked
about as being there to rent the lot. Wit
ness did not reveal the import Of that
talk, when be left the stand, to be recalled.
SAW BAKER RUB Ills FINGER. 3.
William Bonus.-I reside at Dinsmore
Station. on the P, O. & st. L. Railroad
~orf on the railroad; was working at Han.
lan's station on May 10; I saw prisoner at
the station; when l first saw him no was
standing on the platform; the train is due
at 1885; l saw Baker at 6 o'clock at tho
station; he came up to where I was work.
ing; saw him talk to the foreman and
saw him wet his finger and wipe IL on his
pants; he repeated this three times; he
then went to the milk.stand and took out
his handkerchief and rubbed his pants.
Cross-examined.-I don't know what he
was rubbing of; the roads were little bit
muddy. -f.l. So a. = ll5i7,.5,77'z
Redirect xamination.-Bsker stepped
aside ten or fifteen feet when he rubbed
his pants. .Gfr5f.sSg
Bartly Campbell was called into the wit.
ness stand. Objection was made by the
defence that this witness had the custody
OF the jury in his charge.
McSweeney made an argument, followed
by Mr.. Cook, and the objection was over.
ruled by the Judge. 80 5E
The witness said: I reside one mile
from Holidays Cove; Mrs. Baker and
were SCHOOL mates. saw the deceased
tour weeks before tho tragedy. I heard
OF their death on Tuesday at II o'clock,
and went TO the house as soon as could.
was in the. house about two or three
O'Clock; saw prisoner then; had no talk
with him that day; talked with him on
Wednesday. His manner and course OF
action on TueBdAy st that placa was pecu-
liar. Ha WAS round about the yard talk
ing to parties; his treatment Of me was as
usual, was friendly. went to him and
told him: "The jury wants you" He
sprung out Of q buggy and walked fast to
the place where the jury was sitting. He
was nervous and seemed to be excited.
He wss talking to someone in the buggy.
When in the patlor on Tuesday he was
talking to ladies' that were there. had
conversation With him on Wednesday.
His manner when arrested WAS excited.
When Baker came of the witness stand
I spoke to him. He said: "My God,
what is that?" On the way coming to
Cumberland he eaid it was cruel to take
him away from the bodies Of bis wife and
mother-ln-lsw. He said: "That would be
n beautiful place to tish," when coming to
bridge crossing the creek. He told me
q story about the three men and also said
that, he saw Mrs. Brown when he was
going across the field to the station. He
described the three men 10 Sheriff Lindsay
and me. He said that one of those men
had mark tattooed on his arm, and had a
black stubby beard. He was one.hall
mile from the scsne Of the tragedy on the
old turnpike up toward the postoffice.
He had been at the postofiice and got his
mail; this WAS Wednesday morning. He
gave no names ofthe parties who rented
the lot. Only one lot vas mentioned as
being rented. I did not 20 out to look up
these men. They were going to keep a
boarding house. + :. b
ARRESTED THREE MEN. .14. III
I detained three men on the day OF the
funeral that answered the description he
gave me. At the meeting of the Coroner
jury on Friday they were discharged.
They were detained twenty.four hours.
The man that had the India ink mark
stsid there for two or three weeks work
ing ior Samuel Ralston. The warrant WAS
not in my possession more than thirty
minutes before I arrested him. Baker
was on the witness stand. He said he was
in or about the house when the women,
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Swearingen, called.
He did not say anything about the three
men being in tho orchard with him at
that time, but aaid that the three men
might have loitered about until ho went
to the station, then returned and muir.
dered his wife and mother-in.law.
don't know whether he tried to get away